Do you want to become an electrical engineer? Colorado has 15 electrical engineering schools that you can attend. Eight of these schools offer Associate's degree programs, while 12 schools have Bachelor's degree programs. There are eight schools with Master's degree programs and seven with PhD programs.

An undergraduate degree is the first step to becoming an electrical engineer. An Associate's degree takes about two years, and it can prepare you for more advanced engineering courses. A Bachelor's degree is required for licensure in Colorado. This degree takes four to five years, and you complete 120 credits in courses like Electronic Circuits, Digital Signal Processing, and Fundamentals of Power Systems.

You may want to earn a Master's degree or PhD if you want to research or teach engineering. A Master's degree is the shorter option, requiring only two years of full-time study. Some of the courses you may take as a graduate student include Feedback Control Design, Advanced Processor Architecture, and Advanced Integrated Circuits Technology. A PhD requires many of the same courses, but it also requires you to write and defend a thesis.

If you are a resident of Colorado, tuition can be very affordable. The average cost of tuition for residents is $5800 per semester. For non-residents, the average cost of tuition is $14,000.